Former Callaway Resort and Gardens employee arrested for theft by taking
The GBI has arrested and charged a former Callaway Resort and Gardens employee.
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State officials say 42-year-old Jessica Steele, of Hamilton, GA, was arrested on one count of Theft by Taking.
The investigation began on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, when the Pine Mountain Police Department requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigations to conduct an investigation into theft of funds by an employee from Callaway Resort and Gardens.
“Preliminary information indicates that Steele reportedly misappropriated more than $90,000 worth of funds from Callaway Gardens during her employment from January 1, 2020, to January 28, 2022,” officials said.
Steele turned herself in and was booked into the Harris County Jail on Monday, July 14, 2025, where she has since bonded out.
Anyone with any information about this investigation is encouraged to call the GBI Regional Office in Columbus at (706) 565-7888. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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